Ecosolutions Rubbish Ambassadors at Waitangi Day!
It was great to be back at Waitangi to help with the rubbish / composting / recycling. Ecosolutions (who are organisational members of...
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taitokerautimebank
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Refashion, repurpose
We've been quietly beavering away at the Clothing Rescue in Kaitāia, but not very good at telling everyone about what we're doing, or...
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taitokerautimebank
Aug 1, 20193 min read
The Rubbish Trip return
Back in November 2017 we were lucky to have Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Price, aka Two No-Waste Nomads behind The Rubbish Trip visit...
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taitokerautimebank
Jun 27, 20191 min read
Poster competition – Plastic Free July 2019
Thanks to a request on Facebook for a repeat of last year’s popular Plastic Free July poster competition Jo Shanks of CBEC Ecosolutions...
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taitokerautimebank
Jun 20, 20192 min read
Competition time!
Plastic Free Kaitāia 2020 are running three competitions for local businesses and educational institutions through Plastic Free July...
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taitokerautimebank
Apr 15, 20192 min read
Bamboo workshop
The EcoCentre recently organised two Bamboo workshops, Judy Klaus attended one of them and reported back for us. (Photos by Judy & Paula...
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taitokerautimebank
Mar 8, 20192 min read
Dear Manager…
Many of us struggle with the amount of plastic packaging found around the things that line the shelves of our supermarkets and other...
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taitokerautimebank
Feb 14, 20193 min read
REAP leading the way
Far North REAP asked the EcoCentre if we would tautoko their application for the ‘Go Green Far North Awards’. Of course we said yes, they...
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taitokerautimebank
Jan 25, 20192 min read
Transferring the plastic problem
There have been lots of mix-ups about the changes to the plastics accepted for recycling at the local transfer stations. Jo Shanks...
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taitokerautimebank
Dec 19, 20183 min read
Hot compost takes off
On Friday 30th November, Richard Wallis from NZ Box, came to talk about composting and introduce his compost box design. Richard led an...
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taitokerautimebank
Dec 6, 20181 min read
Old Laptops Wanted …
Bring your old laptops that either don’t work or have been replaced into the EcoCentre on Bank Street Kaitāia for recycling into spare...
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taitokerautimebank
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Updated info on recycling plastic bottles
After our post Recycling Reduced about the cut back to kerbside recycling locally we were asked why not the #2 janitorial bottles, which...
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taitokerautimebank
Nov 13, 20183 min read
Big push for bottle deposits
Thanks to local campaigner Warren Snow, Kaitaia has been at the forefront of the Kiwi Bottle Drive with their national campaign being...
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taitokerautimebank
Nov 1, 20184 min read
Recycling reduced
Northland Waste suspending the kerbside collection of 3-7 plastics reminds us how unsustainable it is to wrap food in something that...
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taitokerautimebank
Oct 25, 20182 min read
Gifting wrapped up
Dare I use the ‘C word’ yet? It’s almost November and some organised souls are starting to plan for the festive season. It is an...
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taitokerautimebank
Oct 18, 20182 min read
The cost of clothing
Pop along to the EcoCentre today between 11am and 6pm and for a gold coin you can take part in our Clothes Swap and take away a new...
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taitokerautimebank
Oct 11, 20182 min read
Bags, the lot!
What a star, EcoCentre volunteer and Kaitāia TimeBank member Paula Walker has made 42 wet bags out of repurposed chook food sacks and old...
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taitokerautimebank
Oct 10, 20183 min read
How ‘green’ is your green alternative?
Whilst it is really encouraging to see many businesses around town switching to what looks like environmentally friendly bags, cups etc...
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taitokerautimebank
Oct 5, 20182 min read
Paataka Kai – Community food stands
Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With my food basket and your food basket, the people shall live Originally set up through...
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taitokerautimebank
Oct 3, 20182 min read
Winning at going Plastic Free
Looking back at our Plastic Free July competitions is really encouraging. Lots of great entries that were on display at Te Ahu for...
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